social media
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Nostalgia for the Early Internet: Rebuilding Serendipity in Algorithm Design
Nostalgic comments about the early internet often praise its random, chaotic aesthetic […]
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The Dangers of Social Media: Why Australia Is Considering a Ban
Australia has proposed banning social media for children under the age of 16, with penalties for…
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Is the Internet Dying?
The first image to pop up on Google when you search for “Beethoven” is now an…
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The value of emotional truth
I once attended a philosophy lecture on the value of truth in modern times. It was…
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If Then by Jill Lepore
Long before Amazon, Twitter and Facebook, a company called Simulmatics Corporation sought to predict and control…
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The Social Dilemma: Review
If you watch one film about technology this year, make it this one. The Social Dilemma…
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Media Triviality: The World According to Neil Postman
In 1985, Neil Postman wrote a book called Amusing Ourselves to Death. In it, he warned…
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The Ethics of Brain Implants
Brain implants are such a risky technology that we should consider banning them before they get…
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United Kingdom Considers New Laws: Age Restrictions for Facebook Likes, Snapstreaks
The recent call for age restrictions on likes and streaks on Facebook and Snapchat is long…
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Automation and the Classic Political Response – Retrain Workers – Inadequate
When the threat of automation is raised, politicians tend to respond with banal platitudes about retraining…
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